BOOK GIVEAWAY

Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction

This month we are giving away a copy of Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction, edited by Jarrod Gilbert and Greg Newbold.

To enter the draw, please email your name and address to Alumni Relations Manager Natalie Newton at n.newton@auckland.ac.nz. The winner will be notified on 9 April, 2018.

Criminal Justice tackles the big questions: How can crime be explained? Is crime rising or falling, and if so, why? How do the police operate? How do the courts work? What is the meaning of a 'life' sentence? What is the link between crime and mental instability? Why are Māori over-represented in the criminal justice system? How do we deal with young offenders? How do judicial miscarriages arise? Do the stories we read about crime in the media reflect reality? And, how does justice operate in the criminal underworld?

In this new textbook, leading scholars from criminology, history, journalism, law, psychology, sociology, and other fields take us inside New Zealand's criminal justice system.

Editors

Jarrod Gilbert is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Canterbury, and author of Patched: A History of Gangs in New Zealand.

Greg Newbolt is a Professor at the University of Canterbury. His most recent book is Crime, Law and Justice in New Zealand.